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No. 501,341. Patented. July 11, 1893. Q

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 501,341, dated July 11, 1893. Application filed November 23, 1892. Serial No. 452,903. (No model.) I I To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. HAMILTON, of Marysville, in the county of Union and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fences, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to field and other fences and consists in a novel construction of the same, including a special construction of fence post, substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal elevation of a fence, in part, embodying my invention; Fig. 2a plan of the same, in part, including two of the posts; Fig. 3 a vertical transverse section, upon the line 3-3 in Fig. 1, looking in direction of the arrow ac; and Fig. 4 a longitudinal section upon the line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

The fence, which is virtually a metal one, has its posts of peculiar construction. Thus each post is anchored by or has combined with it a base block A'of stone or, which would be the equivalent, burned earth, that goes into or below the surface of the ground 0, and is not liable to rot or decay as wood is. Each post B is made up, in part, of a bar or strip of metal bent into strap form so as to clasp or receive the base block within it and to form opposite parallel uprights b b, the base portion of said bar or strap which encompasses the base block lying within vertical grooves c c on opposite sides of said block, which keeps the post upright and prevents it from sagging or bending over in any direction.

The uprights b b of the posts are stiffened in between them and held at their proper distance apart in each post by metal spacing pieces consisting of blocks 02 and tension arms e for the stretchers between the posts, and bolts f binding the uprights of the posts and intervening blocks or tension arms to- The tension arms f need only be ends of the fence, except where the fence is a long one, when tension arms projecting from opposite sides of an intermediate post may be used, as shown at the right hand of Fig. 1. Said tension arms whether single or double, that is, projecting from one or both sides of their post, are of similar construction, that is, made with notches on their upper surface for engaging them by loops 9 with the wires or stretchers by drawing the latter up or letting them out, by a suitable jack or otherwise, to provide for expansion or contraction by changes of temperature. Of course the number of stretchers, one above the other, and blocks and tension arms between the uprights of the posts, will vary to conform to the height and dimensions of the fence. The blocks d, between the uprights of the intermediate posts of the fence, that is, the posts between the tension arms and only one of which is here shown, form keepers for the stretchers to freely pass through so as to provide for their expansion and contraction or adjustment, and to this end are made with a notch or groove h in their side for reception of the stretchers within them, as shown in Fig. 3. The stretchers may either be wires or steel or other metal ribbons or bands 70. The corner or end post of the fence is braced with the next post by a long diagonal brace Z and short diagonal brace m, secured by the bolts f and a bolt f connecting the long brace with the short one as shown at the left hand of Fig. 1. These braces will serve to materially stay or stiffen the fence at its ends.

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fence comprising posts having transverse armse secured thereto at f and notched on one longitudinal edge and the strands or wires provided with loops g g at their ends embracing the said arms and engaging their notches, substantially as set forth.

2. A fence post comprising the strap and the base blocks clasped by said strap, metal spacing pieces between the upright portions of the straps and each provided with a groove across one face closed by one of said upright portions and bolts uniting said uprights and between the uprights of said posts, of the spacing pieces together, substantially as set long and short diagonal braces 1,071, and bolts forth. f f, essentially as set forth.

3. In afence of the character described, the JOHN S. HAMILTON. 5 combination with the end or corner post and Witnesses:

next adjacent post, both of strap-like con- JOHN H. KINKEEDE,

struction, and the blocks or spacing pieces ROB'I. SMITH. 

